![]() ![]() When the House moved late last month to hold the attorney general in contempt of Congress, the NRA announced the vote would count in its ratings of lawmakers. "Call the president, tell him to fire Eric Holder." "Did America's top prosecutor commit perjury before Congress?" an NRA ad asks. The NRA has been weighing in on an ongoing fight between Republicans and Attorney General Eric Holder, regarding a gun-tracing operation known as "Fast and Furious." they have the power to completely limit their futures in elected office if they don't cooperate." "They've done a very effective job of convincing people that, whether it's true or not. "I believe the NRA has as much sway on Capitol Hill as any lobbying group in the country," says Mike Castle, a former Republican congressman from Delaware. Gun-control advocates say the NRA's power cannot be overestimated. "We cannot let the NRA stop us from commonsense reforms anymore." ![]() He blames the 4 million-member National Rifle Association for stifling congressional action on guns. "The silence is almost deafening," New Jersey's Sen. "With the schedule we have, we're not going to get into a debate on gun control," he said. On the other side of the Capitol, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid was also giving a thumbs down. I think that what's appropriate at this point is to look at all the laws that we already have on the books to make sure that they're working as they were intended to work," he responded. Thursday, GOP House Speaker John Boehner was asked whether new laws were needed to prevent another gun slaughter. The Denver-based Democrat hoped that conversation would begin on Capitol Hill, but there's virtually no chance that talk might lead to action. "We don't believe that, and we believe that we need to have a national conversation." "We don't believe that the Second Amendment guarantees somebody the right to walk into a movie theater with a semiautomatic weapon and 100-round ammo magazine and shoot 71 people," she said. ![]() Diana DeGette joined three other Democratic lawmakers at the Capitol to make a plea. There have been expressions of sorrow from the nation's political leaders, but no attempts at rewriting laws to head off yet another massacre in the commons.Įlection-year politics may be one explanation another may be the sway a powerful interest group holds over Congress.Įarlier this week, Colorado Rep. It's been just over a week since moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., were mowed down in a hail of bullets. ![]()
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